From formercakid@yahoo.com Mon Mar 19 11:30:41 2007
Subject:Re: Nord C1 has arrived...short review

So...your a dealer? What is the cost of the C1?
--- setaclay wrote:

> I received the C-1 today, and I am writing a short
> review. First let
> me tell everyone who does not know me, I SELL NORD
> PRODUCTS. On to the
> review.
>
> I have a great sounding 57 B-3 to compare the Nord
> to. I set the Nord
> on top of the B-3. The B-3 going into the 6 pin and
> the Nord going
> into the 1/4 inch in on my custom high powered
> Leslie. I turned off
> the simulator and the amp simulation and no reverb.
> I set the menu to
> Vintage 2 wich has the same amount of cross talk as
> my 57 does. I
> tweeked the EQ, testing note for note for the right
> amount of Treble
> ,Mid and Bass. I went up and down the board
> especially in the mid to
> upper end comparing notes and chords alike. I gotta
> say the core sound
> is so close its almost spot on. If the real Hammond
> is a 10, to say
> this keyboard is a 9++ in my opinion is no
> exageration. These guys did
> their home work.
>
> The keyclick sounds great, you even here the after
> touch when you
> release the key. The only minor flaw I see here is,
> you have to turn
> up the treble to accent the click more, wich will in
> turn britten the
> organ. What Clavia might do, and this is probably an
> easy reroute,
> would be to put a volume adjustment to raise the
> great sounding
> keyclick as much as you desire.
>
> Percussion sounds awesome to,clunky and woody. Once
> again, I think the
> overall amount of perc should be user adjustable.
> Looks like a simple
> software upgrade.
>
> C3 Chorus sounds fine to me, a little deeper like a
> A-100 but none the
> less, great sounding. The board triggers fast like a
> real Hammond. I
> will put a nice video together going thru
> everything. That will take a
> few days. Be rest assured, this piece in my opinion,
> is the cutting
> edge for the Hammond sound. Thats all I have for
> now.
>
> Tony
> BT
>


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